Leicester vs Manchester City LIVE: Updates and reaction from the King Power Stadium

The Premier League's 2nd and 4th-placed teams meet with Claudio Ranieri's men looking to get back to winning ways after their defeat at Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City (r) holds back Jamie Vardy of Leicester City during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Leicester City at Anfield on December 26, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images) (Photo: Chris Brunskill)

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21:00

Sergio Aguero is still struggling to regain his sharpness.

The Argentine has had a couple of openings but Kasper Schmeichel continues to thwart him.

Will he find the breakthrough?

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20:54

Ironic cheers from the Leicester fans as they finally win a free-kick.

They’ve started the second-half brightly with Mahrez and Albrighton picking up some decent positions.

Will they find a breakthrough?

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20:30

Goalless at the King Power as we enter stoppage time.

What will these two make of the first 45 minutes?

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20:23

Jamie Vardy has not had a sniff so far.

He was a doubt for tonight’s game with injury after being withdrawn at Liverpool.

The Leicester man doesn’t need much of an opening to find the target though.

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20:14

It’s City who have looked the most dangerous so far.

Raheem Sterling has been everywhere and he forces Schmeichel into a fine save.

The Leicester fans (young and old) are creating a fantastic atmosphere as usual.

Manuel Pellegrini is adamant Manchester City can win trophies without Vincent Kompany – and fears they may have to prove it.

City head to Leicester for tonight’s title-race six-pointer without their skipper after the centre-half limped off with a ­recurrence of a calf injury on his comeback inSaturday’s 4-1 win against Sunderland from a six-week lay-off.

Pellegrini’s men have conceded just one league goal with Kompany in the side this season, keeping just one clean sheet without him.

But they must now attempt to reverse a miserable run of two points from five Premier League away games against Claudio Ranieri’s leaders.

And Pellegrini said: “This team is better with Vincent than without him. But if you review how many games we played over the last two seasons, I think Vincent played in a maximum 70 per cent of them.

“And we won titles, and won during the last six games without him too. We cannot think all the mistakes are just because Vincent isn’t playing.

“He’s very ­important. That doesn’t mean we have to think that with Vincent we’re not going to make any mistakes, and without him we cannot win.”